What is the difference in air transport, freight between Malaysia and Thailand?

260 million ton-km, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Air transport, freight

Malaysia

1,910 million ton-km

in 2023

Thailand

1,650 million ton-km

in 2023

Malaysia rank

18th

Thailand rank

21st

Air transport, freight over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,910 million ton-km against 1,650 million ton-km in Thailand, a difference of 260 million ton-km.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32.37 million ton-km	79.28 million ton-km	46.91 million ton-km	Thailand
1980s	231.73 million ton-km	411.69 million ton-km	179.96 million ton-km	Thailand
1990s	1,037 million ton-km	1,223 million ton-km	186.16 million ton-km	Thailand
2000s	2,347 million ton-km	1,982 million ton-km	365.04 million ton-km	Malaysia
2010s	1,841 million ton-km	2,554 million ton-km	712.94 million ton-km	Thailand
2020s	1,243 million ton-km	1,076 million ton-km	166.73 million ton-km	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Malaysia or Thailand?: Malaysia, at 1,910 million ton-km against 1,650 million ton-km in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Malaysia and Thailand?: 260 million ton-km, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for air transport, freight?: Malaysia ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Air transport, freight (million ton-km)
Unit: million ton-km
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.